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Pick a Number
Introduce students to several perspectives on a topic by having them pick a quotation to explore with their classmates.
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Read Aloud Peer Review
Have students work in pairs to read each other's work aloud, and then give each other feedback.
![Student reading in a classroom](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/London_Classroom_2015_FH137566.jpg?h=1116cd87&itok=fhuh5Xoa)
Café Conversations
Students practice perspective-taking by representing the point of view of an assigned personality in a small-group discussion.
![Five students sit around a table in discussion](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Chicago_Classroom_2019_%20FH2101461.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=UwjT0kqz)
Café Conversations (UK)
Students practice perspective-taking by representing the point of view of an assigned personality in a small-group discussion.
![Five students sit around a table in discussion](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/Chicago_Classroom_2019_%20FH2101461.jpg?h=0f4230fa&itok=UwjT0kqz)
Assigning Roles for Group Work
Make your students’ group work more effective by giving each member a specific role to fill.
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Rapid Writing
Help students unpack their responses to a text or video using this structured protocol that requires alternating between thinking and writing.
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Read Aloud
Encourage class participation and develop students’ active listening skills by reading aloud text excerpts.
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La lecture à haute voix
Encouragez la participation en classe et développez les capacités d’écoute active des élèves en lisant à haute voix des extraits de texte.
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Concept Maps: Generate, Sort, Connect, Elaborate
Students sort, arrange, and connect their thoughts on an idea or question, creating a visual representation of their understanding.
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Concept Maps: Generate, Sort, Connect, Elaborate (UK)
Students sort, arrange, and connect their thoughts on an idea or question, creating a visual representation of their understanding.
![A student writes in a notebook](/sites/default/files/styles/dynamic_stack_296_1x/public/2022-06/London_Classroom_2019_FH2117950.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&itok=O7N0gmv8)